How To Measure A Planet? (Deluxe Edition), by The Gathering

How To Measure A Planet? (Deluxe Edition)

by The Gathering

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	1.	Frail 05:04
	2.	Great Ocean Road 06:19
	3.	Rescue Me 06:22
	4.	My Electricity 03:32
	5.	Liberty Bell 06:01
	6.	Red Is A Slow Colour 06:25
	7.	The Big Sleep 05:01
	8.	Marooned 05:55
	9.	Travel 09:06
	10.	South American Ghost Ride 04:25
	11.	Illuminating 05:41
	12.	Locked Away 03:23
	13.	Probably Built In The Fifties 07:26
	14.	How To Measure A Planet? 28:32

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The word “typical” for Holland's THE GATHERING means “innovative and surprising”, and that´s what they prove with their masterpiece “How To Measure A Planet?”. THE GATHERING once more are a few steps ahead of everybody else by creating a new sound without denying their past. The album sounds more mature, more modern and the songs are full of productional surprises. The atmosphere on the CD is very diverse, sometimes laidback, sometimes extremely heavy. And it´s a tightrope walk between unusual sound experiments (TripHop rhythms and samples) and the characteristic guitar oriented style that you probably know well. Listen for yourself, and you´ll love this blend.

This special edition features five additioanl songs that were part of the limited 2CD release in 1999.

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released July 13, 1999

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